Found Bonnyside, Bonnybridge
James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire
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Harry Wilson states – The Ganister brick ceased production in the late 50s when the Ganister seam in the drift mine to the Bonnybridge clay seam ran out. It was a natural clay – Silica 73 Sio2/ 26 Al2O3 Rock which had a very low thermal expansion and high resistance to thermal shock. It was used in gas and Coke production. The main use for the rock was in the Sheffield area where locally mined Ganister was used as a plastic ramming mass in iron cupola furnaces, crucibles and ladles Etc.
Below – This partial brick was found at Bo’ness. Note the inclusions which would appear to be part of the original ganister rock. Note also the area of buring / melting to top right.
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Found by Andrew Wood in the Fife area. ‘Compo’ may stand for composition. It is assumed this was manufactured by James Dougall & Sons Ltd. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found by Ian Suddaby at the old Heathfield Fireclay Works site. I am not in possession of this example. Possibly have been manufactured by Heathfield Fire Clay Works for the Coppee Coke Co (however a similar firebrick was found at the James Dougall Fire Clay Works at Bonnybridge and therefore Dougall could be the manufacturer?)…
Found by Steven Pinder in the Sunderland area. I am not in possession of this example. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found by Chris Tilney in the Newcastle area. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found by Chris Graham on the Scottish side of the Solway Firth. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
This brick was found by Bill Kellett at the site of a former coal mining camp in Southern British Columbia, Canada. The mine and camp closed-down in 1940, and has long since become overgrown. Bill states – The camp was called Blakeburn, it operated from about 1922 until 1940. It was the site of British…
Thank you to Olga Kubareva for forwarding photos and information on this brick. Olga is a director of the Museum and Exhibition Center of the KB JSC “Apatit” in the city of Kirovsk, Murmansk region, Russia. On a survey of an old mine in the Khibiny Mountains, several Dougall stamped bricks were found. The mine operated…
Found by Gordon Wyle at Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. I am not in possession of this example. Unidentified refractory special A4. Find location would suggest Scottish origins and a potential James Dougall product. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
Found by Ian Suddaby in East Lothian. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found by Ian Suddaby in East Lothian. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
